Fallout 2

Developed by Black Isle Studios
Release date: 29 Oct 1998
PuzzleRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)
A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.
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non-player charactergame referenceattributesanarchismfake in-game advertisingreluctant heroshoppingprofanityinvisible walldognuclear warneutralrobotsdeathmutantsrebelscommunismcamerarandom encounterbranching storylinemale antagonistextreme violenceaddictiongenocidesociopathyreal-time combatmilitarynameless locationdark humoreaster eggradiationexplorationoriginal soundtrack releasemute characterfetch questsnonexistent light sourceself-referential humorage progressionpseudo non-linearguns and bulletsworld war iiisingle-player onlyterraformingdoctorcustomizable charactersbreaking the fourth walle3 1998nuclear bombvoice actinggore systemmultiple endingssnipingtwo-handed weaponsscatological humorstatus effectsfemale protagonistdrugsonlivequestinghuntingviolent plantsghostshexagonnuclear holocaustzero to herochanging sidespovertya.i. companionfriendly fireteenagerpoisoningcharacter creationtrapsrivaling factionshumanwhaleboss assistancequest trackingsex workutopian civilizationsequellevel captalking animalsyakuzachristianitymoral decisionsfictional currenciesmeleeworld mapkidnappinggamblingscripted eventsmovie referencepop culture referencekill queststeamleveling uptheftmovement penaltydescendants of other characterscountdown timermad scientistmurderpropagandalgbtq+male protagonistside questsbetrayalaliensflower pickingpost-apocalypticnameless protagonistmercenaryskill points in gamequickloadingstealth killadulteryhand-to-hand combattime limitretro futuresuicidequicksavingcultslaveryinsanityantsbuildingexplosionartificial intelligenceorganized crimebeen here beforevigilanteapocalypseghoulnegotiationdialogue treestentaclesracial stereotypesremoved from gog.compick your genderboss fightratdamsel in distresshackingturn-basednuclear falloutoverworlddystopianrestorationvending machine interactionloot gatheringday/night cyclethrowing weaponsracismmascottrilogytactical turn-based combat